For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.
by Paul Faulkner · Acts 3:26 · Repentance
God blesses us by giving us Jesus and also a holy lifestyle.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:31-32 · Forgiveness
An example of unbelievable forgiveness in the face of murder challenges our narrow notions of forgiving others.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:32 · Forgiveness
A lady forgives the incredible bad thing done to her by a teenager to give him another chance on life.
by Joey Cope · Ephesians 4:29-32 · Forgiveness · Reconcile
Driver's Ed teaches us that we have to drive responsibly for everyone, not just ourselves!
by Russ Lawson · John 13:44-45 · Example
When the world sees us, do we show that we are willing to admit our failures and seek to make things right?
by Tom Norvell · Romans 5:6-9 · Forgiveness · Freedom
The costs shown by the war memorials in Washington, D.C., remind us that freedom isn't free.
by Russ Lawson · Philippians 3:12-13 · Focus
A four year old reminds us that the problem isn't falling down, but it is staying down.
by Brian McCutchen · Luke 23:34 · Forgiveness
Forgiveness is not easy, but it is God's way.
by Phil Ware · Acts 2:1-47 · Restoration
Jesus used the 50 days after Pentecost to change and transform the broken disciples into world-changers.
by Alan Smith · Colossians 1:20-22 · Reconcile
One way to learn the art of reconciliation is to look at the word as meaning re-cancellation -- cancelling the debt, the sin, the hurt between us and another.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 8:28 · Forgiveness
Remembering the past by way of dogtags is hard, but sometimes liberating and a reminder that God can take our past and make something special out of it.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 12:17-18 · Revenge
Revenge always brings us down to a lower level and often gets us in worse trouble.
by Mike Barres · 1 John 1:5-2:2 · Forgiveness · Mercy
We must be tough on sin but offer mercy and forgiveness for those who are truly repentant.
by Alan Smith · Romans 5:6-8 · Grace
Sometimes our gifts are treated with contempt, other times are misused, but either way, we are most like God when we give without strings attached.
by Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 1:1-4 · Forgiveness
God has paid a huge price to get our attention about his love and forgiveness for us: the cost of Jesus' blood.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 John 2:1-2 · Forgiveness · Christmas · Guilt
We can try all sorts of things, but only Jesus can take our guilt away.
by Jeff Scott · 1 John 1:5-2:2 · Forgiveness · Grace
Sometimes we have to come face to face with someone else's guilt to see our own.
by Charlotte Barres · Matthew 19:19 · Forgiveness · Kindness
Some people are just irritating, so how are we going to treat them? Like God has treated us!
by Patrick D. Odum · Psalm 19:12-14 · Forgiveness · Cleanse · Mercy
If we will honestly ask for God to change us and help us, he will step and do so because he knows our struggles and longs to give us mercy.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 1:5-2:2 · Forgiveness · Sin
Sometimes we sin -- we miss the mark -- and we need grace to forigive and restore us and to purify us.
by Janice Price · Psalm 103:8 · Forgiveness
God is forgiving of us and we must be of each other.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:30-32 · Forgiveness
Forgiving others when they have truly hurt us is the hardest grace of all.
by Alan Smith · Psalm 140:3-8 · Prayer · Humility
We need the Lord's help if we are going to be his people throughout the day; so let's start the day with prayer.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 14:12
Having good intentions doesn't offset bad decisions, actions, or words.
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